162.55M, but only 3.54M free?

GraphitePaddle · 06-06-09, 04:50 PM

My IPaq 211 has very little free memory. So little that the first game install, left almost no memory left.

Does 3 1/2 M of free memory sound correct? What is eating the rest? Is there a way to increase it?

mostlylisten · 06-06-09, 11:07 PM

go to settings/ remove programs and you'll get a total storage memory available. I would think that would be 100,000k for example. Otherwise if its new you may have installed to many trial applications which need to be uninstalled

else?? don't know:approve:

GraphitePaddle · 06-07-09, 07:16 AM

Thanks, but it only freed up a 1/2 megabyte. Time to call HP tech support. But at least you confirmed what I thought: Much more of that memory should be available!

Box · 06-07-09, 08:13 AM

Are you aware that the X button doesn't close programs, it just minimises them, so they are still running in the background.
If you have been opening a bunch of different programs and not actually closing them they will use up your memory.
Try doing a soft reset and then see what state your memory is in.

GraphitePaddle · 06-07-09, 09:11 AM

Thanks Box,

Yes, I new that. Uninstalled both Pocket War & Total Commander, but as mentioned that wasn't enough. Before contacting tech support, decided to perform a soft reset: Problem solved. Reinstalled Total Commander & memory levels are still fine.

Don't know the problem was; maybe it was the Pocket War installation program? IAC, I would like to appologize to the group: Should have thought about the reset. Plus, even it that fails, there is the 4-button reset which I didn't need to try.

AKAJohnDoe · 06-07-09, 10:30 AM

You probably want to install something like the free MagicButton or vBar or the cost Spb PocketPlus or SBSH iLauncher to allow you to make that X into a real close.

GraphitePaddle · 06-07-09, 04:43 PM

How do you know if a program has actually been closed? In the Windows OSs, you can look at the Task Manager: Even if a process is not on task bar, it shows up there.

Box · 06-07-09, 04:49 PM

I don't know what OS you have but it's generally,

Start/Settings/system/memory/running programs.

But you can also get task managers that will show you what is running and allow you to shut them down from the today screen.

GraphitePaddle · 06-07-09, 05:16 PM

Thanks Box! That is good to know. (Sorry about the dumb questions, but I'm still new to Pocket PCs ... the Palm Pilots were a different animal. <g>)

Box · 06-07-09, 05:19 PM

There are no dumb questions.

AKAJohnDoe · 06-07-09, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by GraphitePaddle

How do you know if a program has actually been closed? In the Windows OSs, you can look at the Task Manager: Even if a process is not on task bar, it shows up there.

Some of the newer devices (HTC cell phones, for example) have vendor customization to change the X into a close. However, in standard WM, the X is a minimize, not a close. It was designed that way. Muppets.

FrinkTL · 06-07-09, 09:39 PM

Originally Posted by GraphitePaddle

My IPaq 211 has very little free memory. So little that the first game install, left almost no memory left.

Does 3 1/2 M of free memory sound correct? What is eating the rest? Is there a way to increase it?

No, that's not normal - especially if you haven't gone crazy installing stuff. I've installed quite a few things and my iPAQ 211 has 58.3 MB of storage (RAM) free out of the 165.55MB total.

If you haven't already, I'd suggest downloading a tool like MemMaid which can give you a breakdown of where your storage is being eaten up. Most likely its a few files that you chose to synchronize with the desktop, but the program will tell you for sure.

GraphitePaddle · 06-08-09, 06:38 PM

Memmaid looks interesting, but for now I know that a soft reset will clear up the problem. Plus Box mentioned how to find out which programs are still hanging around.

AKAJohnDoe · 06-08-09, 07:39 PM

Originally Posted by GraphitePaddle

how to find out which programs are still hanging around.

They all are